The DACA Fight Turns Into a Looming Trump Legal Embarrassment
By June 8, the Trump administration’s effort to kill DACA was visibly heading toward a Supreme Court smackdown later that month. The case had become a symbol of Trump’s immigration hardball colliding with basic administrative-law competence, and the White House was staring down the possibility that its own paperwork and process would sink the policy. The screwup mattered because it showed the administration could be aggressive and still be sloppy.
By June 8, the Trump administration’s effort to kill DACA was visibly heading toward a Supreme Court smackdown later that month. The case had become a symbol of Trump’s immigration hardball colliding with basic administrative-law competence, and the White House was staring down the possibility that its own paperwork and process would sink the policy. The screwup mattered because it showed the administration could be…
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